A portrait of the French painter explores the interplay of his life and art and blends the cultural and social history of nineteenth-century Paris with the artist's struggle against adversity
The first publication on the personal and professional relationship between Manet and Degas, two giants of nineteenth-century French artFriends, rivals, and at times antagonists, Édouard Manet and...
"Brilliant and very well illustrated."―The Art Quarterly There are some great painters whose influence is confined to the world of painting―others whose impact is felt more widely, who through their...